West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-07-14


know this is a busy season OF the
year but would like for our CORES.
pendent to spare us few minutes
each week to write US letter. Won't
you do it, friends
There won't be asingle case ofplain
cider drunk in this county next year.
Not apples enough in the county
to make q barrel. - Wet-cl Democrat.
Does it take whole barrel OF cider
to make one person drunk Wetzel
people must have terrible capacities.
Aurora has six boarding houses and
is expecting big boom this summer.
There has been two large boarding
houses built since last season and the
indications are that the houses cannot
accommodate all of their city cousins
that want to come.-Pi0accr.
The town Of Clarendon, Pennsyl
vania, wss almost entirely wiped out
of existence by fire last Tuesday and
Wednesday, Out of the two hundred
and eighty eight houses in the town
but seven remain standing. The loss is
e.timated at S363,0Q0 with less than
100000 insurance.
Several boys in this town. we un
dcrstand, are in the habit of playing
cards in a certain stable. The town
au horities should promptly put a
stop to such practices. Stable arc in
much more danger Of being set on
fire by the careless use of matches
and cigars than any other building
and playing cards in them should be
prohibited.
William Hartzell is the happiest
man in Preston county. lie did not
receive $4,000 pension from the
government, nor did he get an invi.
tation to attend the Queens jubilee
in England. The cause OF his hap.
piness is the advent of twin boys into
his home last Thursday. They each
balanced the scales at eight pounds,
and look so much alike that it is i'm.
possible to tell "tother from which"
The County Court gave orders, this
week, to have the courthouse and
coal houses painted, and Messrs. Me-
near and Potter are busily at work
upon them, The court should be
commended by all for that order as
the buildings needed painting badly.
Now if they would remove the brick
building of Mr.. Cranes from the
park, they would do another good act.
Why not remove it at once
Howard, little son OF James w.
Holt, of Grafton, net with painful
accident last week. He got in tie
way Of swing and was Knocked
down. In falling, his elbow went
into pan of boiling water his mother
had to scald q chicken and was so
badly burned that the skin adhered
to the sleeve Of his dress when they
attempted TO remove it. The water
also splashed up in his face scalding
the lower part considerably. H. is
now getting along very we'll.
On Friday last DR.. Thayer success
fully amputated the right arm below
the elbow Of John Cassidy, who re-
sides near Rowlesburg. Cassidy has
been suffering for some years with
cancer in his hand which had resisted
all medical treatment and amputation
wac decided upon rs the only means
of saving his life. The operation was
performed at the house Of Moses Cas-
sadly of this city, a brother Of john
GraJlon Eagle,
The Terra Alta correspondent TO
the Wheeling Register, in speaking Of
that town says: "This, the highest
point Of the B. & O., is one Of the most
attractive little towns that dot the
Alleghcnies in West Virginia. The
scenery is beautiful and the climate
is healthy. One can scarcely walk in
any direction without finding the pur-
est springs of water bursting forth
from the mountain sides. Within the
last few years it has become quite
popular place for spending the bot
summer months"
Considerable excit mcnt was occa
stoned near Harned's, Pleasant dis.
trict, last Friday, by an old bear and
two cubs making their appearance
and deliberately killing a dozen or
more Of William Harncd's sheep.
The old bear has been seen in that
section for the last two or three years